Danielle- National Parkinson foundation West Coast-800-400-8448 Nation Headquarters Miami, Florida 800-327-4545 www.parkinson.org NPF has great resources. > Hi Danielle--welcome aboard! Here's a list of drugs that don't mix with > PD, which Bill Heit suggested might help you care for your grandma. I am > glad that you are so concerned about her, and have access to the internet > to help her. Tell us more about what meds she takes, etc., and ask any > questions you want to. There are lots of sources of info, good pamphlets > from the national PD organizations, etc.--just ask! > > > > >Date: Fri, 05 Dec 1997 18:40:37 -0500 (EST) > >From: Camilla Flintermann <[log in to unmask]> > >Subject: Re: contra-indicated meds for PwP (fwd) (fwd) > > > >----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > >Date: Sat, 8 Nov 1997 05:37:36 -0500 > >Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange > <[log in to unmask]> > >Sender: Parkinson's Information Exchange <[log in to unmask]> > >From: Brian Collins <[log in to unmask]> > >Subject: Re: contra-indicated meds for PwP > >To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN > <[log in to unmask]> > >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> > > > > > > > >From: [log in to unmask] > >Subject: APDA drug contraindication-orange card > >To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> > > > >reprint of little orange card from the APDA below: > > > >DRUGS CONTRAINDICATED FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE PATIENTS > > The term "contraindicated" essentially means that the drug in > question > >should not be given to a Parkinsonsian. In Parkinson's disease, the > basic > >problem is the chemical nature of the disease itself. many drugs alter > the > >brain's dopamine system and may not be recognized as habing a potential > >detrimental effect on Parkinson's disesae simply because the drugs are > >employed for the treatment of other conditions. All patients with > >Parkinson's disease should have a list of these drugs available for their > >physician's reference and for emergency situations. > > > > This list was compiled by Paul A. Nausieda, MD, Director of the > APDA > > Information & Referral Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. > 1800-972-5455. > > > > The American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc. is making this list > >available in an effort to reduce problems that may be caused by these > drugs > >in patients with Parkinson's disease. > >American parkinson Disease Association, Inc. > >1250 Hylan Boulevard, Suite 4B > >Staten Island, NY 10305 1-800-223-2732 > > > >DRUG CATEGORY TRADE NAME GENERIC NAME > >Antipsychotic - Haldol Haloperidol > > Trilafon Perphenazine > > Thorazine Chlorpromazine > > Stelazine > Trifluoperazine > > > > Prolixin, Permitil Flufenazine > > Navane Thiothixene > > Mellaril (high dosage) Thioridazine > > Loxitane Loxapine HCL > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > >Antidepressant - > > Triavil Combination of Perphenazine & > Amitryptyline > > > > Ascendin Amoxapine > > * Nardil Phenelzine > > * Parnate Tranylcypromine > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > >Antivomiting - Compazine > Porchlorperazine > > Reglan Metoclopramide > > Torecan > Thiethylperazine > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > >Miscellaneous, Blood Pressure, Post-Op Medications - > > Serpasil Reserpine > > Raudixin Rauwolfia > Serpentina > > Rauverid none > > Wolfina none > > Harmonyl Deserpine > > Moderil Rescinnamine > > Rauwiloid none > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > >Narcotic, Analgesic > > *Demerol Meperidine > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > >Various Aldomet > Alpha-methyldopa > > Dilantin Phenytoin > > Lithium none > > Buspar Buspirone > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > * With Eldepryl Trestment > > > > > > > >--80-2107693160-878985456:#-1543471909-- > >